Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 08/06/2017 Australian women are choosing medical abortion less often than international peers because there are barriers to access, argue two experts. in countries where mifepristone has been available for some time, about half of women seeking to terminate a pregnancy choose it over surgical termination. Access in Australia is relatively recent, and at this stage...
Pregnancy Outcome Unit, SA Health: November 2016 The Pregnancy Outcome Unit undertakes statewide monitoring of pregnancy characteristics and outcomes to identify population groups most at risk and determine preventive interventions. This is undertaken through data collections. Each year, the Pregnancy Outcome Unit publishes two annual reports. Pregnancy Outcome in South Australia provides annual...
Guardian Australia, March 8th Incorrect assumptions are being made that gender equality has been achieved despite disturbing and comprehensive evidence to the contrary, an investigation by Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner, Kate Jenkins, has found. “There are many different voices in this, and my voice is tied to having spoken to rural women, LGBTI women, older women, women with...
by Dr Deborah Bateson, Medical Director, Family Planning NSW Published in Sydney Morning Herald, February 28 2017 The government announced on Monday the end date for the Pap smear. On December 1, it will be superseded by a new test for the human papilloma virus (HPV). An online campaign aimed at persuading Malcolm Turnbull to stop this change has gained traction, but while the campaign may be...
Guardian, 9 February 2017 17.57 AEDT
June Oscar, a Bunuba woman from Western Australia who has fought successfully for alcohol restrictions in remote communities and for the preservation of ancient languages, is the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner.
She will replace Mick Gooda.
Read more here
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, January 2017, doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12641 Objectives: To examine access and equity to induced abortion services in Australia, including factors associated with presenting beyond nine weeks gestation. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 2,326 women aged 16+ years attending for an abortion at 14 Dr Marie clinics. Associations with later...